Netherlands National Monitoring of the Water Temperature in Eastern Wadden Sea Region (1986-)

Eastern Wadden Sea. The boundary between Western Wadden Sea and Eastern Wadden Sea is situated between the islands Terschelling and Ameland. The boundary between Eastern Wadden Sea and the Ems-Dollard estuary lies West from the Huibertsgat.

Observations

Parameters

Temperature of the water column

Instruments

Water temperature sensor

Description

Summary

MON*FYSICA is a part of the Monitoring programme of the National Water Systems (in Dutch : Monitoring Waterstaatkundige Toestand des Lands; MWTL) The primary goal of the MWTL programme is to provide physical, chemical and biological information in relation to long term developments. So the focal point for the monitoring programme is based on trend detection. The Dutch marine and brackish waters are divided into areas. In field GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE the area is mentioned. The starting date mentioned is not necessarily the same for every location within the set. The given date is the first year data is available of one or more locations. During the given period more or less locations can be sampled due to changes in the national monitoring programme. Water temperature is at 13 locations: 7 along the coast and 6 offshore platforms and buoys. Since 200 all temperatures are automatically process. Temperature is also measured in the National Chemical Monitoring Programme as a co-variable. Those locations are not included in this overview. For actual planning: www.waterplan.nl